kentucky derby

so i'm in kentucky for the kentucky derby. this city, which is normally a 6.5 on the cool city scale jumps all the way to a 15 these two weeks every year. it all starts with thunder over louisville- the largest fireworks show in the world! then we have a hot air ballon race, steam-boat race, mini-marathon, parade & then two main days of horse racing... oaks & derby. the most sought after seats at the track are the millionaire row. i am shooting for youbet.com this year & that's where our seats are :) they have been an amazing company to work for- open to ideas, supportive & fun to hang out with. they are sponsoring todd pletcher- the most famous trainer who has 5 horses in the derby. this year may be his first derby. he'll be on a roll since he won oaks with a cute lil fillie named rags to riches.

it rained almost all day- so the horses were messy & sloppy- the infield which closely resembles mardi gras wasn't nearly as crazy. the skies were gray with no sun rays to be found. somehow kentucky still pulls off a party. the celebs arrived today & are at the browns stable party now. they'll be in full force tomorrow with fantastic hats & outfits. the queen has even decided to be among us. they were training staff all day on how to interact with her! hopefully tomorrow i'll have some really good to stuff to post for ya! for now some pictures from the oaks. and then i'm heading to bed :)